CLEVELAND, Ohio — Good news for Northeast Ohio residents: The arctic weather conditions are beginning to lose their grip on Northeast Ohio.

Oh, it's still very cold this morning and it's going to be brisk for most of the day. It was 1 degree in Cleveland at 4:15 a.m. with a wind chill of -19. Although it will be mostly sunny, the high will only be 14 degrees, and a wind chill warning remains in effect until noon. Concerns about the cold conditions have resulted in a long list of cancellations and delays. See a full list from WKYC Channel 3.

Still, 14 degrees is twice as warm as Tuesday, when the high was only 7 degrees, 28 degrees below the normal high. It was -9 at 8 a.m., barely missing the record low for the date of -10, set in 1977. The five subzero days in Cleveland in January are the most in one month in 20 years. There was no snow on Tuesday, but there is plenty on the ground: Kirtland leads the area with 13 inches, Chardon has 9 inches. Cleveland has 6 inches.

It will be mostly sunny again on Thursday, but the high will climb to 28 degrees. However, it will be windy and the wind chill could be as low as -9. Clouds will move in Thursday night and there is a chance of snow, but the low will climb to 23 degrees.

It will be mostly cloudy on Friday and a chance of snow will linger. The predicted high is 28 and the low is 21.

By Saturday it will warm to 36 degrees and both rain and snow are expected. Temperatures will drop on Saturday night and the high on Sunday will be only 24 degrees.

The bitter cold has not been pleasant for Northeast Ohio. However, residents are used to dealing with rough winter conditions, unlike people in the South. There a winter storm has created havoc, snarling traffic for several hours and trapping hundreds of students in schools.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny with a high near 14. Wind chill values as low as -21. Southwest wind 15 to 17 mph. Mostly clear Wednesday night with a low around 8. Wind chill values as low as -8. South wind around 14 mph.

Thursday: Mostly sunny with a high near 28. Wind chill values as low as -9. Breezy with a south wind 15 to 21 mph. Snow showers likely Thursday night, mainly after 1 a.m. Cloudy with a low around 23. Breezy with a south wind 15 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent.

Friday: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy with a high near 28. Chance of precipitation is 40 percent. A chance of snow Friday night. Mostly cloudy with a low around 21. Chance of precipitation is 50 percent.

Saturday: Rain and snow likely. Cloudy with a high near 36. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent. Snow likely Saturday night. Cloudy with a low around 20. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent.

Sunday: Mostly cloudy with a high near 24. Partly cloudy Sunday night with a low around 13.

Monday: Partly sunny with a high near 22. Mostly cloudy Monday night with a low around 13.

Tuesday: A chance of snow. Cloudy with a high near 28. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent.

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